* I don’t like unexpected changes, especially weight gain or more important, a loss which can be a symptom of too many diseases. * I had to find out why. It started with the shutdown.

* If you don’t like to sing Happy Birthday while you wash your hands, try this song.

* March, 2020 (pre-shutdown). One week after publication, the shutdown happened as predicted here.

* May, 2020 (25% capacity). Partial band, split dance floor, limited menu.

* July, 2020 (25% capacity). Revised, each table had its own dance floor. * December, 2020 (100% capacity). Seating only, still no standing room as before.

* August, 2020 (50% capacity). Even the microphone for karaoke wears a mask.

* December, 2020 (everywhere). Brief comparison of City Fire, unrestrained clubs, and political rallies.

* May, 2021 (back to normal). We just got on the dance floor when I felt someone grab my butt! That part is not normal.

* Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, declined to take the COVID-19 vaccine and said, “it’s none of your business” to a reporter. * He said he already had COVID and didn’t need it, but the cited study is flawed. * Lack of leadership qualities

* The elite in historical fiction treated the common people and their workers like children. They even referred to them as children at times. * I never thought I would see it in real life!

* June, 2020. India, with its spike this spring, demonstrates this point magnificently! Important to remember for future epidemics

* July, 2020. Some people are frustrated that the government is telling them what to do and get upset to the point of public brawls. * Is that really the example that people want to give to small children — throwing tantrums in public?

* April, 2020 (historical). We probably won’t know until 2022 if the decisions in the summer of 2021 to mostly restart with vaccine levels nearing 70% was correct.

* April, 2020 (historical). Suggestion that could still help companies save money even today as things go back to 100%.